Man injured in Belfast attack

A man suffered gunshot wounds to his knees last night in an attack in north Belfast.

A man suffered gunshot wounds to his knees last night in an attack in north Belfast.

Three masked men forced their way into a house at Brompton Park, Ardoyne, at about 10pm and shot the man, who is aged in his late 20s.

According to the PSNI, the assault appeared to have been a paramilitary-style shooting.

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